Plenty. Leather isn't just leftovers that will be thrown away if they don't make shoes out of it - they've got special cows suffering just for that purpose. Leather isn't natural or environmentally friendly - the tanning process is extremely toxic to the earth. The cows suffer greatly, regardless of your rationalizations, so don't buy leather.

• Cows Are Cool - A Peta site dedicated to the topic of leather.
• India's Cruel Leather Trade - This is another Peta site. Apparently cows aren't all that sacred anymore in India. And a huge portion of western leather comes from India.
• Earthlings (the movie) - This movie touches on a whole lot of animal cruelty issues. The leather segment is particularly good.

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